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Article: NEW TRIAL ON CHARGE OF DROWNING PUT OFF DOUGLAS PLUDE IS ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS WIFE IN 1999 BY STICKING HER HEAD IN THE TOILET.(LOCAL)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- October 4, 2009
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Byline: RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press
Lawyers representing a Wisconsin man set to stand trial a second time on charges that he drowned his wife in a toilet withdrew from the case Friday over a conflict of interest.
The move delayed the first-degree intentional homicide case against Douglas Plude that had been scheduled to begin Oct. 26. No new trial date was set, and it will likely take months before a new defense team can be ready.
Two lawyers in the Rhinelander office of the State Public Defender asked to stop representing Plude after discovering a conflict of interest involving a witness the prosecutor plans to call. Vilas County Judge Neal ...